Esprit Leflaive
Pouilly-Fuissé Le Clos Reyssier
Located on a hillside with East exposure in the town of Chaintré at the southern end of Pouilly-Fuissé. Given its position lower down the slope, soils can be " heavier" (with greater clay content) with a tendency to produce wines with less minerality or freshness than those further up the slope. The climat was granted Premier Cru status from the 2019 vintage and onward.
Vintage Factsheets
Assembly of two plots in the town of Chaintré, in the southern part of the appellation. Lower in altitude than the Domaines Leflaive Pouilly-Fuissé, the wines tends to be rounder than its counterpart. Size: 0.98 ha
Soil: Clay-Limestone
First Year of Production: 1951
- Region
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Mâconnais
- Sub-Appellation
- Pouilly-Fuissé AOP
- Varietal Composition
- Chardonnay
- Aging
- Manual harvesting, Pneumatic pressing with lightly crushed grapes. Aged one year in oak barrels (including 15% new barrels) then 6 months in stainless steel vats.
- Alcohol
- 13.5%
Wine Spectator
93 Points
2020
"An opulent style, revealing honey, butterscotch, peach, lemon and stone aromas and flavors. Though rich, this white is focused by vivid acidity, which keeps everything balanced and long on the resonant finish."
— Bruce Sanderson, 2024